As Smart Cities develop, the relationship between the Home, Communities and the City as a whole will become ever more integrated and connected. Each of these can be viewed independently, paired or all together when considering the specific threat environment and landscape. By threat environment and landscape i mean the broader make up of the … Continue reading Connected Homes, Communities and Cities Threat Environment
A review of the reported incidents on Hackmageddon shows that there are a variety of City / Public Services attacks emerging. TargetOverviewAttack Types / VectorSunderland City CouncilHackers access users’ personal details in a cyber attack on Sunderland City Council’s library database.Data Breech, Compromise, AccessLouisville Regional Airport Authority (LRAA)Is hit by a ransomware attack.Phishing, Initial Access.Broome … Continue reading Recent cyber attacks on Cities
A sign outside Google’s headquarters in Mountain View last year attests to the need for affordable housing.Photo: James Tensuan / Special to The Chronicle 2018 Approving and constructing new Bay Area housing can take years.Photo: Amy Osborne / Special to The Chronicle Google has committed to a $1 billion plan that would help build 20,000 … Continue reading The House that Google built
Whilst technically a City is not deemed Critical National Infrastructure there are or soon will be good reasons to consider capitals and major cities as something critical to the safety, welfare and economy of a country. Consider the UK government’s official definition of CNI: ‘Those critical elements of infrastructure (namely assets, facilities, systems, networks or … Continue reading Cities, critical infrastructure and maturity
In the first wave of Smart City developments, with proposed projects like Waterfront Toronto and Bleutech Park Las Vegas, these will be designated zones within existing cities. Whilst the Waterfront project has seen some controversy and objections from Toronto residents those that object to these projects may well not be their first inhabitants. Others who … Continue reading Vulnerabilities and soft targets
As the number of devices and systems within Smart Cities will increase dramatically over the next ten years so will the number of vulnerabilities and weaknesses open to exploitation. Yet it may well be that the weakest link in Smart Cities will be the citizens themselves either as inhabitants, tourists or employees. As new threat … Continue reading Who or what is the Weakest Link?
There is a range of cyber security best practice guidelines and standards that with some adjustments are very suitable for the design and development of a cyber security strategy and protective monitoring programme. They can be modified to the IOT and ICT architectures, diverse environments and the different public and private sector parties involved. In … Continue reading Cyber security best practice for Smart Cities
In the next 10 years, the majority of cities across the developed countries in the World will undergo significant transformation to their infrastructure, technologies and services they provide to their citizens. This change will be driven by both Public and Private organisations and a key principle driver of this transformation will be Data. Data is … Continue reading Data driven smart cities
Smart City Cyber Security 